[GreenKeys] RTTY contest this weekend

[Lee Mushel]

Well, Jeff, you're right!   We shouldn't be so hard on people with glass 
machines.   I think most of us realize that there simply aren't enough metal 
machines in existence to satisfy a demand.   And our reaction to this 
situation should really be pity.   Most of today's RTTY enthusiasts will 
never be able to experience the thrill of watching the antics that take 
place in a "real" machine.   I also have a parallel situation where software 
defined radio is concerned.   I used to make the mistake of saying that SDR 
was "good" and enjoyable.   But after a while I got tired of fending off the 
tons of poop and big rocks that rained down on my head every time I made 
such a statement.   But I still feel guilty at being able to enjoy that 
aspect of ham radio knowing full well that a lot of other radio amateurs are 
simply missing something good and I wish they wouldn't be so adamant at 
insisting that there is no place for a computer in the ham shack!

73

Lee  K9WRU
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <epvgk at limpoc.com>
To: "Jeffrey D Angus" <jdangus at att.net>
Cc: <greenkeys at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [GreenKeys] RTTY contest this weekend


> On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 03:15:40PM -0500, Jeffrey D Angus wrote:
>> Why all this hostility towards those not running mechanical
>> equipment?
>>
>> I find it ironic that you're all using the internet to voice this.
>>
>> How many of you have a mechanical TTY hooked to a modem
>> and a telnet connection into a mainframe rather than a PC?
>>
>> Jeff-1.0
>> wa6fwi
>
> well....
>
> here's mine: http://teletweety.com
>
> :)
>
> eric
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